Philadelphia ? Allen Iverson is having one last fight with the Philadelphia 76ers as he leaves town.

Now that Iverson is going to Denver, the former MVP is saying he never wanted to leave Philadelphia – not exactly.

Iverson denied on Wednesday night that he ever asked the Philadelphia 76ers for a trade, even though team president Billy King and chairman Ed Snider both repeatedly said the request was made. Iverson was traded to Denver for Andre Miller, Joe Smith and two 2007 first-round picks. The Nuggets also get Ivan McFarlin.

ESPN.com first reported on Iverson’s latest spat with his now-former team.

“I didn’t actually go ahead and ask for a trade,” Iverson said in a statement to The Associated Press. “I went in and expressed my displeasure with the style of basketball that we were playing. We weren’t playing winning basketball. I said that if we are going to continue to play this style, and we were going to continue to lose, then I didn’t want to be a part of it.

“After I spoke to the team about it, I told my teammates that I enjoyed playing with them, and that I loved them, but that if the team wasn’t willing to switch things up and make changes, I didn’t want to be a part of it.”

Iverson’s last game with Philadelphia was Dec. 6 in Chicago.

The Sixers’ 101-93 loss to Indiana on Wednesday night was their 12th straight. The Sixers are on their longest losing streak since they dropped 13 straight from Dec. 28, 1996, to Jan. 20, 1997.